Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
Steve Rapp, Lee Acree and Michael Barnes earned the pole positions for the Formula USA National classes during qualifying Sunday morning at Daytona International Raceway.
Riding on Michelin Pilot DOT-labeled tires, Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Rapp set a new lap record for Unlimited Grand Prix (1:51.906) on a GSX-R1000 built to 2004 AMA Superstock specifications and another new record in Sportbike (1:54.014) on his GSX-R600.
The old Unlimited Grand Prix record of 2:06.503 was set in March 2003, in the wet, by Michael Barnes, and the old Sportbike record of 1:54.683 was set by Craig Connell in October 2002.
Triad Powersports’ Acree drafted by Mait Wait in the closing stages of Superbike qualifying to take the pole and a new lap record. Riding a Pirelli-equipped Yamaha YZF-R6, Acree lapped at 1:54.114, bettering Jeff Wood’s wet lap record of 2:08.030.
Barnes took pole for the Thunderbike race on a Prieto Racing-supported, Tony Pogue-tuned 1992 Honda CBR600F2. Barnes broke the old class lap record, 2:09.155 set in the wet by Tripp Nobles, with a 1:58.535.
Provisional Formula USA Qualifying Results:
Sportbike:
1. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R600), 1:54.014
2. Scott Greenwood (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.036
3. Matt Wait (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.349
4. Jeff Wood (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.703
5. Chris Peris (Hon CBR600RR), 1:54.735
6. Lee Acree (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.804
7. Robert Jensen (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.976
8. Nicky Cummings (Hon CBR600RR), 1:55.943
9. Blake Young (Hon CBR600RR), 1:56.011
10. Andrew Nelson (Hon CBR600RR), 1:56.191
11. Scott Harwell (Sux GSX-R600), 1:56.309
12. Mike Himmelsbach (Suz GSX-R600), 1:56.384
13. Dave Stanton (Suz GSX-R600), 1:57.009
14. Shawn Conrad (Yam YZF-R6), 1:57.046
15. John-O Bowman (Yam YZF-R6), 1:57.204
16. Jesse Janisch (Yam YZF-R6), 1:57.294
17. Eric Wood (Buell XB9R), 1:57.606
18. Judd Greedy, 1:57.745
19. Richard Britton (Suz GSX-R600), 1:57.764
20. Michael Ciccotto (Buell XB9R), 1:57.793
Superbike:
1. Lee Acree (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.114
2. Matt Wait (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.455
3. Scott Greenwood (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.558
4. Jeff Wood (Yam YZF-R6), 1:55.312
5. Scott Harwell (Suz GSX-R600), 1:56.245
6. Andrew Nelson (Hon CBR600RR), 1:56.286
7. Chris Peris (Hon CBR600RR), 1:56.532
8. Michael Himmelsbach (Suz GSX-R600), 1:56.851
9. Dave Ebben (Suz GSX-R600), 1:56.873
10. Blake Young (Hon CBR600RR), 1:57.061
11. Dave Stanton (Suz GSX-R600), 1:57.178
12. Shaun Fields (Yam YZF-R6), 1:57.946
13. Jesse Janisch (Yam YZF-R6), 1:57.965
14. Shawn Conrad (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.202
15. Eric Wood (Buell XB9R), 1:58.533
16. Carlo Gagliardo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.586
17. Michael Barnes (Hon CBR600F2), 1:58.795
18. Michael Sanchez (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.891
19. Jason Smith (Yam YZF-R6), 2:00.842
20. Adam Vella (Suz GSX-R600), 2:01.248
Thunderbike:
1. Michael Barnes (Hon CBR600F2), 1:58.535
2. Mike Ciccotto (Buell XB9R), 1:58.936*
3. Dave Estok (Buell XB9R), 2:00.993
4. Bryan Bemisderfer (Buell XB9R), 2:01.555*
5. Dan Bilansky (Buell XB9R), 2:02.190
6. Richie Morris (Buell X1), 2:02.352
7. Darren James (Buell XB9R), 2:02.394
8. Joseph Rozynski (Buell), 2:02.961
9. Jeff Johnson (Buell), 2:04.214
10. Ed Key (Suz SV700), 2:04.376
11. Ray Bowman (Hon CBR600F2), 2:05.033
12. Nate Kern (BMW R1100S), 2:06.909
13. Walt Sipp (Buell), 2:07.231
14. Randy Rega (Buell XB9R), 2:07.608
15. Derek Keyes (Suz SV650), 2:07.656
16. Bob Shy, 2:07.883
17. Jeff Harding (Buell XB9R), 2:08.122
18. Josh Guyer (Buell XB9R), 2:08.125
19. Jerry Wood (Ducati 1000), 2:08.177
20. Michael Mills (Suz SV650), 2:08.183
Expert Unlimited Grand Prix:
1. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:51.906
2. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000); 1:53.331
3. Marco Martinez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:53.617
4. Dave Ebben (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:54.332
5. Dave Stanton (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:54.386
6. Robert Jensen (Yam YZF-R1), 1:54.840
7. Larry Denning (Yam YZF-R1), 1:54.866
8. John Dalton, 1:55.213
9. Michael Niksa (Suz), 1:56.169
10. Nate Kern (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:57.483
Amateur Unlimited Grand Prix:
1. Jorge Rodriguez (Suz), 1:57.533
2. Andrew Cohan, 2:00.350
3. Kevin Mays, 2:00.647
4. Scott Quick, 2:00.865
5. Michael Shallcross (Suz), 2:01.927
6. Ned Brown, 2:01.974
7. Bentley Squires, 2:02.041
8. Brian Shaw (Suz), 2:02.466
9. David Loikits, 2:03.295
10. Hector Jimenez (Suz), 2:03.295
* Times disallowed for being over allowable horsepower limit.